Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Sandy Laccaria

Chiropodomys major compared with Laccaria trullissata

Key Differences

• Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern while Sandy Laccaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Sandy Laccaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Laccaria
Species	Chiropodomys major	Laccaria trullissata

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Sandy Laccaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Sandy Laccaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sandy Laccaria

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.